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Ridgid
The Ridge Tool Company is an American manufacturing company that makes and distributes hand tools under the Ridgid brand name. The company was founded in 1923 in North Ridgeville, Ohio. In 1943, it relocated to its current location in Elyria, Ohio, and in 1966, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Emerson Electric.Ridgid tools are targeted at the plumbing, pipe fitting, construction, and HVAC trades. The brand is best known for its distinctive red pipe wrenches, but the company manufactures over 300 different types of tools. The company also sells power tools, largely made by TTI, and wet/dry vacs, made by parent company Emerson.Ridgid has produced a pinup calendar from 1935 until 2016. Early renditions featured the work of American pin-up artist George Petty. Models having appeared on the calendar include Raquel Welch and Brooke Burke.
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Rigid (adjective)
Stiff, rather than flexible.
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Rigid (adjective)
Fixed, rather than moving.
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Rigid (adjective)
Rigorous and unbending.
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Rigid (adjective)
Uncompromising.
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Rigid (noun)
A bicycle with no suspension system.
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Rigid (adjective)
unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible
“a seat of rigid orange plastic”
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Rigid (adjective)
(of a person or part of their body) stiff and unmoving, especially as a result of shock or fear
“Beatrice was rigid with terror”
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Rigid (adjective)
not able to be changed or adapted
“rigid bureaucratic controls”
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Rigid (adjective)
not adaptable in outlook, belief, or response
“the College had not wanted to be too rigid in imposing teaching methods”
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Rigid (noun)
a lorry which is not articulated.